ENewsletter

PRINCIPAL'S NEWS

Dear Parents

Welcome back to Rawlinson Primary School and to the final term of 2020.

It has been a terrific start to the term, the students have been all the things that we have come to expect from them, Ready, Responsible and Respectful.

I have wandered around all the classrooms and watched as they strive to do their best, in every subject and join in to make every moment a fun one. It is an absolute pleasure to be at a school with such caring parents, dedicated teachers and such well-behaved students.

Speaking of fun, I would really like to thank the P&C for funding the African Drummers as an early Term 4 incursion. It was enjoyed by all students, teachers and even some parents who were invited to join in the drumming, dancing and singing.

I would like to welcome Mrs Longbottom to Rawlinson Primary School as our new Music Teacher. She comes with the musical skills that we can only dream about and is excited to meet with the students and get the Choir up and running again. They will meet on Thursday mornings, at 8am in the Music room and all students from Years 4 to 6 are invited.

As well as this I would also like to welcome Mr Johnson as our new Gardener. Mr Johnson has been working very hard over the holidays to have the school grounds looking green, colourful and inviting. A huge thanks from us all.

Another person who has joined our staff is Mrs Melanko, who will be working as our Librarian. Like me, Mrs Melanko is keen to see all the students taking books home to read and there are already stunning displays in the library to encourage students to do this. Thank you, Mrs Melanko, for taking on the most important task of helping our students learn to read.

Finally, I would like to welcome Ali Dee, our School Chaplin. Ali will be here on a Thursday for the rest of 2020 and we hope to keep her for 2021. We are extremely lucky to have Ali with us for the rest of the year.

Kind regards

Darryl Dedman

Friday 16th October

8.20am - 9.00am : School Banking

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WEEK 2

Monday 19th October

8am - 8.30am : Student Yoga : Years 1-6 : Music Room

8.45am : Assembly Presentation : Positive Behaviour Support

Year 5/6 Ballroom Dancing

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Tuesday 20th October

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Wednesday 21st October

8.45am : C2 Class Assembly

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Thursday 22nd October

8.00am : Choir Practice Years 4-6 : Music Room

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Friday 23rd November

8.20am - 9.00am : School Banking

2.15pm - 3.00pm : Uniform Shop Open : C Block

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Saturday 24th October

9.00am - 12.00pm : P & C Nature Play Busy Bee

COPIES OF ALL NOTES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE

QKR!

Do you have the Qkr! app on your phone?

Do you need help learning how to use it or install it?

All school payments including excursions can be paid via Qkr!

Just pop into the Office and we can help you!

YEAR 5/6 BALLROOM DANCING

As in previous years, our Year 5 and 6 students will be learning ballroom dancing in preparation for their Graduation celebrations. Dancing is a component of The Arts Curriculum and it is very important for all students to participate.

Payment is now due and can be made via Qkr! app, or cash/cheque to class teacher.

Year 5 Students $32.00

Year 6 Students $36.00

All money needs to paid by Friday 23rd October.

SCHOOL PHOTO DAYS

Thursday 29th October and Friday 30th October

Fotoworks will take school photographs on Thursday 29th October beginning with Choir, then K3, A1, A2, K3 - Year 6 siblings at recess, then A3, A4, A5, A6 with P/P – Year 6 siblings at lunch time, followed by B1, B2, B3, Student Councillors and finally Faction Captains.

On Friday 30th October Fotoworks will take school photographs beginning with B4, C1, C2, D1, D2, D3, D4, Head Boy and Girl, any P/P – Year 6 siblings who were missed the day before at lunchtime. Commencing after lunch with the Graduating Class, followed by the Guitar students and then school promotional shots.

K1, K2 and K1, K2 with siblings will be held on Monday 2nd November.

An ordering and payment envelope has been sent home; parents are asked to select the photographs required and send the envelope with your child, including payment in full ON THE DAY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, to hand to the photographers. Cheques are not accepted.

Please ensure correct change is placed in envelopes, as the photographers can not give change. You may also pay by credit card but each child must return their envelope. Payment for a family may be in the one envelope but each student must complete a separate envelope to hand to the photographer on the day. Please complete the details on the forms.

If you require Family/Sibling Photographs to be taken you will require a Pre Paid Family/Sibling Portrait Order Envelope obtained from the School Office. Please ensure students wear school uniform on the day.

All students will be photographed individually on photo day for school administration records. If for custodial or religious reasons, you do not wish your child to be photographed, please return the slip on the information note previously sent home to the office. Please discuss this matter with the Principal.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT

This fortnight's PBS focus is :

At Rawlinson we are RESPONSIBLE when we demonstrate expected behaviours before and after school.

Students from B2 will have their work displayed

weeks 1 & 2 of Term 4.

Please visit the office to admire the work that is on display.

Next week's Assembly

"Music from the continents of Africa, Europe and South America"

will be presented by C2 Class

on Wednesday 21st October commencing at 8.45am.

2021 RESOURCE LISTS

The 2021 Resource Lists have been sent home this week.

All orders must be completed online at www.campion.com.au by Friday 27th November 2020. Please use BU4G as your code.

Your home delivery order will be dispatched the week ending 11th December 2020, if placed on or before the return date of Friday 27th November 2020. The delivery service is FREE for orders placed on or before the 27th November 2020. After this date a delivery charge of up to $4.00 will be charged.

INTERSCHOOL

Lining up was a tough choice but there was no turning back. We quietly followed Mrs. McDowell until we saw a long bus with kids in it. Then we got a little more nervous. The bus took a long time to get to Anzac Terrace Primary School. We saw 6 other schools when we came. Adwa and Chrisheila got scared. They announced the scores from Monday and Rawlinson was coming third place. The school did really well at the last events. It was time to do the year one and two division races. They began, we cheered, Yay! After that the games started with year two girls and boys. They didn’t get first. Then it was Chrisheila and Adwa’s turn to win but unexpectedly we came first place for the game, which was pass ball. YAY!

The next game was flag race and we won once again. Mr Pham was really happy with us. Next we did leader ball. We did quite well. Shockingly, we came first place AGAIN! YAY! The year ones and twos had to leave early. Then the year threes, fours, fives and sixes had to do the grand relay and we came second. Finally, six place was not us, fifth place was not us, fourth place not us, third place (Chrisheila and Adwa were shocked) was not us and second place not us! We’re FIRST PLACE! YAY! We had a big smile on our faces, we were shocked on the bus. When we got back to school the whole school was in the pathway cheering at us because Rawlinson won THE SHIELD!!!

Recount written by Adwa and Chrisheila

With the hot weather approaching, it is important to talk to your children about sun safety and teach them good sun protection habits.

Slip on some sun-protective clothing that covers as much skin as possible.

Slop on broad spectrum, water resistant SPF30+ sunscreen. Put it on 20 minutes before you go outdoors and every two hours afterwards. Sunscreen should never be used to extend the time you spend in the sun.

Slap on a hat that protects your face, head, neck and ears.

Seek shade.

Slide on some sunglasses – make sure they meet Australian Standards.

Extra care should be taken between 10am and 3pm when UV levels reach their peak. For more information see the Cancer Council website: www.cancer.org.au

UNIFORM SHOP

Next Uniform Shop

FRIDAY 23rd October 2.15 – 3.00pm. This is the final open day for the year.

Kindy 2021 Open day - date to be confirmed.

Faulty Jackets

All those who received a faulty jacket should have received a letter from me at the end of term. In this letter are the details required to receive your refund. You have until the end of term 4 to return your jacket to receive a full refund. If you have misplaced your letter please let me know and I will arrange a replacement for you. We will only be restocked with jackets next year, so you are free to use the jackets until the cold weather has finished for this year.

Volunteers

We still need new volunteers to help with Uniform Shop open days. The Uniform Shop is open once per month during term time. Helping at an open day requires 45 minutes of your time, less if it’s not busy. For the Kindy Open Day in November we will need a minimum of 7 volunteers. Tea and Coffee are available.

Email Sue at Rawlinson.uniforms@gmail.com

Uniform order deliveries

All orders will now be delivered on Monday, Thursday or Fridays for the remainder of the year. This is due to my work commitments.

Qkr! Orders close daily at 3pm, this report is then sent through to me. Orders made after 3pm will be attached to the following days report.